- From the Gothamist Newsmap: a bank robbery on Avenue A in Manhattan, an aviation request on East 37th St in Manhattan and a car into the ditch on the West Shore Expwy in Staten Island.
- City Councilman John Liu thinks the Secret Service should investigate the NY Post over its controversial editorial cartoon.
- Mayor Bloomberg may have found himself blacklisted from all the parties around town when it comes to getting on the ballot for his mayoral reelection.
- Governor Paterson is finding a defender against recent criticisms about his job performance across the river, from fellow Governor Jon Corzine.
- A conservative group is attacking the stimulus bill in a new ad that brings the amount of money Congress will be spending into perspective by bringing Jesus into the equation.
- Have the Mets gone ahead and redesigned what was called "the worst sleeve patch in MLB history" for next season's move to Citi Field?
- With word that Rober DeNiro will be the first guest on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon in a little over a week, Defamer digs up some clips of other late night talk shows' debut celebrities to sit in the chair.
- Amazon users still don't get what/who this Amy Sedaris person is.
- Sounds like the beginning of a bad joke, but it's all too real—members of Smashing Pumpkins, Hanson, Cheap Trick and Fountains of Wayne have formed a new band and recorded an album.
- And is Stephon Marbury passing the time off from the Knicks in LA by riding the bus and doing improv comedy?
